Thanks.
i must not have looked too closely at that jet.
sad about the apache.

what sucks is that just about 2, 2 1/2 years ago, i was able to pick and choose at will bbi/21rst Century/TRU brand military aircraft.
i bought a Little Bird for a friend whose dad flew 'em...at the time, i got it for 20 bucks at TRU.

well, back to square one.
(Curses! will get a F-14 or Skystriker some how!)

I abhor the lights/sounds gimmicks on these, but with a little elbow grease and new paint, would they be worth getting?

I saw both those. I was sorely tempted by the jet, since it actually fit in scale-wise to the Rattler and Conquest pretty well with a coat of paint. The copter, while fun looking from a kids POV, was a little too much for me. The fact it played the Airwolf theme was an epic win though.